Jewel in His Crown

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Lynne Graham. Jewel in His Crown

About the Author

Jewel. in His Crown

MILLS & BOON

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

EPILOGUE

MILLS & BOON

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‘If you are not prepared to consider a normal marriage what are you suggesting?’

‘A total fake,’ Ruby replied without hesitation, a hint of amusement lighting her unusually serious eyes. ‘I marry you, and we make occasional public appearances together to satisfy expectations, but we’re just pretending to be an ordinary married couple.’

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After work she walked home, to the tiny terraced house that she rented, for the second time that day. Her lunch breaks were always cut short by her need to go home and take her dog out for a quick walk but she didn’t mind. Hermione, the light of Ruby’s life, was a Jack Russell terrier, who adored Ruby and disliked men. Hermione had protected Ruby from her stepfather, Curtis, on more than one occasion. Creeping into Ruby’s bedroom at night had been a very dangerous exercise with Hermione in residence.

Ruby shared the small house with her friend Stella Carter, who worked as a supermarket cashier. Now she was surprised to see an opulent BMW car complete with a driver parked outside her home and she had not even contrived to get her key into the front door before it shot abruptly open.

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